Astrophotography by Eddie Guscott
Containing several trillion stars, this giant galaxy in Virgo also shows a jet of gaseous material being ejected from the core of the galaxy at near relativistic speeds.
| Date/Location: | Corringham 15 May 2006 |
| Equipment: | 8 inch f/12 Takahashi Mewlon Cassegrain on AP900 mount |
| Camera/Exposure: | ST2000XM CCD camera/Astrodon filters LRGB 30/10/10/10 (2x2) all 1 min subs.unguided |
| Notes: | This was really a bit of an experiment to see what could be imaged on a really bad night. Lot's of cloud scudding around and very high winds. |